Gospel Principles
Unit 4: Jesus Christ as Our Savior
Chapter 12: The Atonement
Comments and Resources

'"The atonement of the Master is the central point of world history.  Without it, the whole purpose for the creation of the earth and our living upon it would fail...

"...Without it, no man or woman would ever be resurrected...  And so all the world, believers and non-believers, are indebted to the Redeemer for their certain resurrection, because the resurrection will be as wide as the fall, which brought death to every man.

'There is another phase of the atonement which makes me love the Savior even more, and fills my soul with gratitude beyond expression.  It is that in addition to atoning for Adam's transgression, thereby bringing about the resurrection, the Savior by his suffering paid the debt for my personal sins.  He paid the debt for your personal sins and for the personal sins of every living soul that ever dwelt upon the earth or ever will dwell in mortality upon the earth.  But this he did conditionally.  

'The benefits of this suffering for our individual transgressions will not come to us unconditionally in the same sense that the resurrection will come regardless of what we do.  If we partake of the blessings of the atonement as far as our individual transgressions are concerned, we must obey the law." (Marion G. Romney, in Conference Report, Oct 1953, pp. 34-36.)

During this topic we will learn what the atonement means, how it was brought to pass, what it can mean to each of us, and how we can take advantage of it's blessings.

Resources
Gospel Principles, chapter 12
A Marvelous Work and a Wonder Chapter 22.
Jesus the Christ, Chapters 34, 35, 37.
The Articles of Faith, Chapters 4, 21.

Scriptures :
2 Nephi 9  
Jews shall be gathered in all their lands of promise Atonement ransoms man from the fall The bodies of the dead shall come forth from the grave, and their spirits from hell and from paradise They shall be judged Atonement saves from death, hell, the devil, and endless torment The righteous to be saved in the kingdom of God Penalties for sins set forth The Holy One of Israel is the keeper of the gate. Between 559 and 545 B.C. 

Mosiah 15  
How Christ is both the Father and the Son He shall make intercession and bear the transgressions of his people They and all the holy prophets are his seed He bringeth to pass the resurrection Little children have eternal life. About 148 B.C. 

Alma 34:8-16; 41-42
8 And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he shall atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it. 
  9 For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made. 
  10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice. 
  11 Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own blood which will atone for the sins of another. Now, if a man murdereth, behold will our law, which is just, take the life of his brother? I say unto you, Nay. 
  12 But the law requireth the life of him who hath murdered; therefore there can be nothing which is short of an infinite atonement which will suffice for the sins of the world. 
  13 Therefore, it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice, and then shall there be, or it is expedient there should be, a stop to the shedding of blood; then shall the law of Moses be fulfilled; yea, it shall be all fulfilled, every jot and tittle, and none shall have passed away. 
  14 And behold, this is the whole meaning of the law, every whit pointing to that great and last sacrifice; and that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, infinite and eternal. 
  15 And thus he shall bring salvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance. 
  16 And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption. 

Alma 41 
In the resurrection men come forth to a state of endless happiness or endless misery Wickedness never was happiness Carnal men are without God in the world Every person receives again in the restoration the characteristics and attributes acquired in mortality. About 73 B.C. 

Alma 42 
Mortality is a probationary time to enable man to repent and serve God The fall brought temporal and spiritual death upon all mankind Redemption comes through repentance God himself atoneth for the sins of the world Mercy is for those who repent All others are subject to God s justice Mercy cometh because of the atonement Only the truly penitent are saved. About 73 B.C. 


D&C 19:15-20
15 Therefore I command you to repent repent, lest I smite you by the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your sufferings be sore how sore you know not, how exquisite you know not, yea, how hard to bear you know not. 
  16 For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; 
  17 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I; 
  18 Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink 
  19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men. 
  20 Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit. 

Leviticus 16:20-28
 20  And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 
  21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 
  22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. 
  23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: 
  24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 
  25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 
  26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 
  27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 
  28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. 

Luke 22-23
Luke 22 
Christ institutes the sacrament He suffers in Gethsemane, and is betrayed and arrested Peter denies knowing him Christ is smitten and mocked. 

Luke 23
Christ taken before Pilate, then to Herod, and to Pilate again Barabbas released Christ is crucified between two thieves He is buried in tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea. 

Hebrews 2 Jesus came to suffer death and save men-He came to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 

Articles of Faith 1:3  We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel. 

Topical Guide: <http://Scriptures.lds.org/en/tg/contents> 
               Atonement
               Blood
               Jesus Christ, Atonement through
               Jesus Christ, Mission of
               Jesus Christ, Redeember
               Jesus Christ, Savior
               Man, Natuaral, Not Spiritually Reborn
               Resurrection
               Salvation of Little Children
               Sin
			   
Bible Dictionary: <http://Scriptures.lds.org/en/bd/contents>
                  Atonement
                  Blood
                  Calvary
                  Crucifixion
                  Gethsemane
                  Golgotha
                  Redemption
                  Resurrection
                  Scapegoat



Chapter 12: The Atonement
Concept 1: Introduction & The Atonement Was Necessary for Our Salvation

'Jesus Christ "came into the world... to be crucified for the world, and to bear the sins of the world, and to sanctify the world, and to cleanse it from all unrighteousness;  that through him all might be saved"  (D&C 76:41-42).  The great sacrifice he made to pay for our sins and overcome death is called the Atonement.  It is the most important event that has ever occurred in the history of mankind:  "For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish;... yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement" (Alma 34:9).

Why did Jesus come the Earth?


The Atonement Was Necessary for Our Salvation

The fall of Adam brought two kinds of death into the world: physical death and spiritual death.  Physical death is separation of the body and the spirit.  Spiritual death is separation from God.  If these two kinds of death had not been overcome by Jesus' atonement, two consequences would have resulted: our bodies and our spirits would have been separated forever, and we could not have lived again with our Heavenly Father.  But our wise Heavenly Father prepared a wonderful, merciful plan to save us from physical and spiritual death.  He planned for a Savior to come to the earth to ransom (redeem) us from our sins and from death.  Because of our sins and the weakness of our mortal bodies, we could not ransom ourselves (Alma 34:10-12 
"10. For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice. 
11. Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own blood which will atone for the sins of another.  Now, if a man murdereth, behold our law, which is just, take the life of his brother?  I say unto you Nay.  
12. But the law requireth the life of him who hath murdered; therefore there can be nothing which is short of an infinite atonement which will suffice for the sins of the world.").  
The one who would be our Savior would need to be sinless to have power over death.'

Discussion

Compare our earthly bodies to a hand with a glove on it.  Take off the glove. This is like physical death - the spirit (the hand) and the body (the glove) are separated.'



Concept 2: Christ Was the Only One Who Could Atone for Our Sins

'There are several reasons why Jesus Christ was the only person who could be our Savior.  One reason is that Heavenly Father chose him to be the Savior.  He was the Only Begotten Son of God and thus had power over death.  Jesus explained "I lay down my life, that I might take it again.  No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.  I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again."  (John 10:17-18).

Jesus also qualified to be our Savor because he is the only person who has ever lived on the earth who did not sin.  This made him a worthy sacrifice to pay for the sins of others.

What are the reasons that Jesus was the only one who could atone for our sins?'


Concept 3: Christ Suffered and Died to Atone for Our Sins

'The Savior atoned for our sins by suffering in Gethsemane and by giving his life on the cross.  It is impossible for us to fully understand how he suffered for all our sins.  In the Garden of Gethsemane, the weight of our sins caused him to feel such agony and heartbreak that he bled from every pore (D&C 19:18-19 "18. Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit - and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink- 
19. Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men")  
Later, as he hung upon the cross, Jesus suffered painful death by one of the most cruel methods known to man.

How Jesus loves us, to suffer such spiritual and physical agony for our sake!  How great the love of Heavenly Father that he would send his Only Begotten Son to suffer and die for the rest of his children.  "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).

Discussion
Luke 22:39-44  "39. And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives and his disciples also followed him.  
40. And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.  
41. and he was withdrawn from them about a stones cast, and kneeled down, and prayed.  
42. Saying, Father if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.  
43. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.  
44. and being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground."

Imagine yourself in the Garden of Gethsemane as witness of the suffering of Jesus Christ.'


Concept 4: The Atonement and Resurrection Bring Resurrection to All

'On the third day after his crucifixion, Christ took up his body again and became the first person to be resurrected.  When his friends went to seek him, the angels who guarded his tomb told them, "He is not here: for he is risen, as he said" (Matthew 28:6).  His spirit had reentered his body, never to be separated again.

Christ thus overcame physical death.  Because of his atonement, everyone born on this earth will be resurrected (1 Corinthians 15:21-22  "21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.  
22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.").  
Just as Jesus was resurrected, our spirits will be reunited with our bodies, "that they can die no more..., never to be divided" (Alma 11:45).  This condition is called immortality.  All people who ever have lived will be resurrected, "both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous"  (Alma 11:44).'

Discussion

Remember the glove allegory?  Just as the hand being removed from the glove represented dying, the hand reentering the glove is like our spirit reentering our resurrected body, only once resurrected they will never again be separated.'


Concept 5: The Atonement Makes It Possible for Those Who Have Faith in Christ to Be Saved From Their Sins.

'The Savior's atonement makes it possible for us to overcome spiritual death.  Although all people will be resurrected with a body of flesh and bone, only those who accept the Atonement will be saved from spiritual death.

We accept Christ's atonement by placing our faith in him.  Through this faith, we repent of our sins, are baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and obey his commandments.  We become faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.  We are forgiven and cleansed from sin and prepared to return and live forever with our Heavenly Father.

The Savior tells us, "For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; ... even as I"  (D&C 19:16-17).  Christ did his part to atone for our sins.  To make his atonement fully effective in our lives, we must strive to obey him and repent of our sins.

Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Council of the Twelve gave the following illustration to show how Christ's atonement makes it possible to be saved from sin if we do our part.

"Let me tell you a story - a parable.

"There once was a man who wanted something very much.  It seemed more important than anything else in his life.  In order for him to have his desire, he incurred a great debt.

"He had been warned about going into that much debt, and particularly about his creditor.  But is seemed so important for him to do what he wanted to and to have what he wanted right now.  He was sure he could pay for it later.

"So he signed a contract.  He would pay it off some time along the way.  He didn't worry too much about it, for the due date seemed such a long time away.  He had what he wanted now, and that was what seemed important.

"The creditor was always somewhere in the back of his mind, and he made token payments now and again, thinking somehow that the day of reckoning really would never come.

"But as it always does, the day came, and the contract fell due.  The debt had not been fully paid.  His creditor appeared and demanded payment in full.

"Only then did he realize that his creditor not only had the power to repossess all that he owned, but the power to cast him into prison as well.

" 'I cannot pay you, for I have not the power to do so,' he confessed.

" 'Then,' said the creditor, 'we will exercise the contract, take your possessions and you shall go to prison.  You agreed to that.  It was your choice.  You signed the contract, and now it must be enforced.'

" 'Can you not extend the time or forgive the debt?' the debtor begged.  'Arrange some other way for me to keep what I have and not go to prison.  Surely you believe in mercy?  Will you not show mercy?'

"The creditor replied, 'Mercy is always so one-sided.  It would serve only you.  If I show mercy to you, it will leave me unpaid.  It is justice I demand.  Do you believe in Justice?'

" 'I believed in justice when I signed the contract,' the debtor said.  'It was on my side then, for I thought it would protect me.  I did not need mercy then, nor think I should need it ever.  Justice, I thought, would serve both of us equally as well.'

" 'It is justice that demands that you pay the contract or suffer the penalty,' the creditor replied. 'That is the law.  You have agreed to it and that is the way it must be.  Mercy cannot rob justice.'

"There they were: One meting out justice, the other pleading for mercy.  Neither could prevail except at the expense of the other.

" 'If you do not forgive the debt there will be no mercy,' the debtor pleaded.

" 'If I do, there will be no justice,' was the reply.

"Both laws, it seemed, could not be served.  They are two eternal ideals that appear to contradict one another.  Is there no way for justice to be fully served, and mercy also?

"There is a way!  The law of justice can be fully satisfied and mercy can be fully extended - but it takes someone else.  And so it happened this time.

"The debtor had a friend.  He came to help.  He knew the debtor well.  He knew him to be shortsighted.  He thought him foolish to have gotten himself into such a predicament.  Nevertheless, he wanted to help because he loved him.  He stepped between them, faced the creditor, and made this offer.

" 'I will pay the debt if you will free the debtor from his contract so that he may keep his possessions and not go to prison.'

"As the creditor was pondering the offer, the mediator added, 'You demanded justice.  Though he cannot pay you, I will do so.  You will have then been justly dealt with and can ask no more.  It would be just.'

"And so the creditor agreed.

"The mediator turned then to the debtor.  'If I pay your debt, will you accept me as your creditor?'

" 'Oh, yes, yes' cried the debtor. 'You saved me from prison and show mercy to me.'

" 'Then,' said the benefactor, 'you will pay the debt to me and I will set the terms.  It will not be easy, but it will be possible.  I will provide a way.  You need not go to prison.'

"And so it was that the creditor was paid in full.  He had been justly dealt with.  No contract had been broken.

"The debtor, in turn, had been extended mercy.  Both laws stood fulfilled.  Because there was a mediator, Justice had claimed its full share, and mercy was satisfied" (in Conference Report, Apr. 1977, pp. 79-80; or  Boyd K. Packer, The Mediator, Ensign, May 1977,  54 ).

Our sins are our spiritual debts.  Without Jesus Christ, who is Savior and Mediator, we would all pay for our sins by suffering spiritual death.  But because of him, if we will keep his terms, which are to repent and keep his commandments, we may return to live with our Heavenly Father.

It is Wonderful that Christ has provided us a way to be healed from our sins.  He Said"

"Behold, I have come unto the world...to save the world from sin.

"Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God. Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved. " (3 Nephi 9:21-22).

Discussion

What must we do to show that we accept the Atonement?

Acts 2:38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."

What is the Penalty for those who do not accept the atonement of the Savior?

D&C 19:16-17 " 16 For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; 
  17 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I;"

Additional Scriptures

Alma 34:9-16 (Atonement necessary; sacrifice of God)
"  9 For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made. 
  10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice. 
  11 Now there is not any man that can sacrifice his own blood which will atone for the sins of another. Now, if a man murdereth, behold will our law, which is just, take the life of his brother? I say unto you, Nay. 
  12 But the law requireth the life of him who hath murdered; therefore there can be nothing which is short of an infinite atonement which will suffice for the sins of the world. 
  13 Therefore, it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice, and then shall there be, or it is expedient there should be, a stop to the shedding of blood; then shall the law of Moses be fulfilled; yea, it shall be all fulfilled, every jot and tittle, and none shall have passed away. 
  14 And behold, this is the whole meaning of the law, every whit pointing to that great and last sacrifice; and that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, infinite and eternal. 
  15 And thus he shall bring salvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance. 
  16 And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption."  (The Plan of Salvation)


Romans 5:12-17 (by one came death, by one came life)
" 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 
  13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 
  14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 
  15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 
  16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 
  17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)"


Helaman 14:15-18 (purpose of Jesus death)
  15 For behold, he surely must die that salvation may come; yea, it behooveth him and becometh expedient that he dieth, to bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, that thereby men may be brought into the presence of the Lord. 
  16 Yea, behold, this death bringeth to pass the resurrection, and redeemeth all mankind from the first death that spiritual death; for all mankind, by the fall of Adam being cut off from the presence of the Lord, are considered as dead, both as to things temporal and to things spiritual. 
  17 But behold, the resurrection of Christ redeemeth mankind, yea, even all mankind, and bringeth them back into the presence of the Lord. 
  18 Yea, and it bringeth to pass the condition of repentance, that whosoever repenteth the same is not hewn down and cast into the fire; but whosoever repenteth not is hewn down and cast into the fire; and there cometh upon them again a spiritual death, yea, a second death, for they are cut off again as to things pertaining to righteousness. 



Articles of faith 1:3 (all may be saved)
We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved , by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

1 Peter 1:18-20 (Jesus was foreordained)
  18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 
  19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 
  20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 

Matthew 16:21 (Jesus' sacrifice was necessary)
  21  From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 

Luke 22:39-46 (Jesus' suffering in the Garden)
  39  And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 
  40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 
  41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 
  42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 
  43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 
  44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 
  45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, 
  46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. 


1 John 1:7 (Jesus cleanses from sin)
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 

2 Nephi 9:21-22 (the Savior suffered for all people)
 21 And he cometh into the world that he may save all men if they will hearken unto his voice; for behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to the family of Adam. 
  22 And he suffereth this that the resurrection might pass upon all men, that all might stand before him at the great and judgment day. 


Mosiah 16:6-8 (Resurrection possible only through Jesus)
  6 And now if Christ had not come into the world, speaking of things to come as though they had already come, there could have been no redemption. 
  7 And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have broken the bands of death that the grave should have no victory, and that death should have no sting, there could have been no resurrection. 
  8 But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ. 
 

Alma 11:40-45; Mormon 9:12-14 (All to be resurrected)
Alma 11:40-45
  40 And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else. 
  41 Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made, except it be the loosing of the bands of death; for behold, the day cometh that all shall rise from the dead and stand before God, and be judged according to their works. 
  42 Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death. 
  43 The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all our guilt. 
  44 Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil. 
  45 Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is raised to an immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption. 


Mormon 9:12-14
  12 Behold, he created Adam, and by Adam came the fall of man. And because of the fall of man came Jesus Christ, even the Father and the Son; and because of Jesus Christ came the redemption of man. 
  13 And because of the redemption of man, which came by Jesus Christ, they are brought back into the presence of the Lord; yea, this is wherein all men are redeemed, because the death of Christ bringeth to pass the resurrection, which bringeth to pass a redemption from an endless sleep, from which sleep all men shall be awakened by the power of God when the trump shall sound; and they shall come forth, both small and great, and all shall stand before his bar, being redeemed and loosed from this eternal band of death, which death is a temporal death. 
  14 And then cometh the judgment of the Holy One upon them; and then cometh the time that he that is filthy shall be filthy still; and he that is righteous shall be righteous still; he that is happy shall be happy still; and he that is unhappy shall be unhappy still. 


Isaiah 1:18 (sins shall be made white)
  18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 

1 Corinthians 15:40-44 (description of the Resurrection)
  40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 
  41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 
  42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 
  43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 
  44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. '


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Moroni 10:4-5
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 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. 
  5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."

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